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Enthalpy & rxn tendency produce…
Low energy, stable products
What are most reactions in nature?
Exothermic
Enthalpy & rxn tendency proceed…
Spontaneously
Describe entropy & rxn tendency
A measure of the disorder or randomness of particles in a system
Symbol for entropy and rxn tendency
TRIANGLE S
Equation for entropy & rxn tendency
TRIANGLE S= S products -S reactants
What are entropy and rxn tendacys order?
Kj/mol•K
List order of Entropy
S solid< S liquid < S gas
What has the most disorder & highest S?
Gas
What has the least disorder and and lowest S?
Solids
In entropy rxns are…
Favored to occur if S increases
What does nature tend toward?
High disorder
What does nature favor?
Rxns that result in low enthalpy & high entropy
Describe Gibbs free nrg
A value used to predict whether
What is symbol for Gibbs free nrg?
TRIANGLE G